MSI 870-G45 Motherboard - Can it fit two MSI GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB Cards?

MSI 870-G45 Motherboard - Can it fit two MSI GeForce GTX 550 Ti Cyclone II 1GB Cards?
I'm planning to buy a MSI 870-G45 ATX AM3 Motherboard and two MSI GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB Cards, in order to run multiple monitors.
However my concern is that the cards might not fit into the motherboard.
So could someone please tell me if those two cards will fit into the motherboard?

It means that an x16 PCI-E video card will only get x4 lanes instead of x16 when used in that slot.
http://eu.msi.com/product/mb/870-G45.html#/?div=Detail
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Slots
• 1 PCI Express 2.0 slot with x16 operation (PCI Express Bus SPEC V2.0 compliant)
• 1 PCI Express 2.0 slot with x4 operation (PCI Express Bus SPEC V2.0 compliant)
• 1 PCI EXpress x1 slot
• 3 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface.

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MSI 870-G45 Checking NVRAM Hang

I just built a new computer, and it often hangs when restarting by doing one of two things.
1. It hangs at "Checking NVRAM" right after the HDD's are detected.
2. The motherboard beeps 4 times, and then says a BIOS update has been requested via USB. It does a little routine checking for a USB and then telling me I haven't inserted a USB 3 times before it automatically restarts the computer. Sometimes it'll beep 4 times again and do the same thing, sometimes it'll go into the "Checking NVRAM" error, and sometimes it'll boot fine.
Essentially, it's hit-or-miss if it'll hang or not on either of those. I'd say about 80% of the time it does.
Here's my specs:
Antec Three Hundred Case
Antec Truepower New 750W Modular Power Supply
MSI 870-G45 Motherboard
AMD Athlon II X2 255 CPU
Corsair VS2GB1333D3 2GB DDR3-1333 RAM (in the first slot)
ASUS Radeon HD 5450 Silent 1GB PCI-E Video Card
2 x DVD drives
6 x SATA drives
Here's what I've tried so far:
1. Disconnect everything except memory & video card
2. Boot motherboard out of the case
3. Reset CMOS via the jumper and by removing the battery
4. Flash BIOS with the newest version
Any ideas?

Fredrik, sorry but it's not nVidia ram
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-volatile_random-access_memory

MSI 870-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard/ video problem

yes i have the MSI 870-G45 AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard and the (SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (100314-3L )) video card and every so often my video stops and freezes then it resets and run fine for anywhere from 5 mins up to 2+ hours what can be causing this? my power supply has way more power then is needed. all hardware is correct and properly working and updated and meets/is way above the required/recommended system requirements please help me both sapphire and when i have called msi they haven't been able to help

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yes he did try doing that and i still have the problem
If he tried the VGA in another computer and the problem carried over, it is a bad vga. (So long as there is adequate power)
Do both computers have the same psu? What are the 12v rail amp ratings on the psu's? (Radeon HD 6870 - 28A and a 500W PSU minimum)

MSI 870-G45 - something odd is going on with MSI

Ok, this is convoluted but bear with me.
I bought the MSI 870-G45 (MS-7599 v2.x) motherboard from Newegg. Newegg listed the chipset as the AMD 870. However, when I received the motherboard, the manual states that the chipset is actually the RX 780 (a.k.a. AMD 770 a chip from 2007/08!), I checked in CPU-Z and confirmed this. I built a rig with this motherboard on 8/15/2010.
I have been having all sorts of issues. These include memory errors when running memtest86+ or HCI memtest.
Today I come on to the MSI website to do some research on the motherboard and I see that the MSI 870-G45 is now listed as a "NEW" product and the chipset is now the AMD 870, as I originally thought. In fact, MSI has two versions of the 870-G45, depending on what link you visit. See the two links below:
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodmbspec&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=&cat3_no=&prod_no=2070
http://us.msi.com/index.php?func=prodmbspec&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=171&cat3_no=&prod_no=2019#menu
The version I ended up with is the one in the first link.
Now, I have the AMD Athlon II X4 635. The product info page at AMD states that the voltages should be between .85v and 1.25v. ( http://products.amd.com/en-gb/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=625 ) However, even though the BIOS of this motherboard (the version with the 770 chipset, which is the one I got) supports this CPU, the "Auto" CPU voltage setting sets the voltage at ~1.35v - above the specs specified by AMD! Wondering if this might also be a cause of the difficulties I am having, I lowered it to 1.12. Running some more tests to see if this has improved stability.
So, two versions of one motherboard, with confusing numbering and Auto voltage that exceeds the specs from the CPU manufacturer. What the heck is going on?
Another issue is that the manual states on page 2-6 (21 on the PDF) states that to be in dual channel mode, I need to put my two DIMM cards in the slots DIMM1 and DIMM2. However, further down the page under the heading "Important", it states:
In Dual-Channel mode, make sure that you install memory modules of the same type
and density in different channel DIMM slots.
This seems to be contradictory, but it is probably just me. Does it mean I install the two DIMMs in DIMM1 and DIMM2 or DIMM1 and DIMM3?

Thank you both for your input. I mistakenly thought this was run by MSI. Feel stupid. But since you were so kind to respond, I'll post my full system specs as you suggested:
AMD Athlon II X4 635 CPU
MSI 870-G45 AM3 Motherboard
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ)
GIGABYTE 1GB GeForce GTX 460
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM
ASUS DRW-24B1ST SATA 24X DVD Burner
OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ600MXSP 600W ( +3.3V@25A, +5V@25A, +12V1@25A, +12V2@25A, [email protected], [email protected] )
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit.
Also just discovered that there are two versions of my CPU (C2 and C3 revisions). Perhaps that is where some of the confusion regarding voltages lie. Again, feel stupid.
Issues in a nutshell:
Computer ran fine for about 10 days. Then booted up a game and got crazy artifacts everywhere. Windows 7 also showed some artifacts when I went back to desktop. OS never crashed though. Windows has never crashed. Because of this, I suspected that my GPU went bad. Ran OCCT GPU test, Furmark and ATI tool and have artifacts on all three. Artifacts appear immediately upon starting test, so I don't think it is temperature related. Temp of GPU is under 40 C idle and highest under load is 77 C, which falls in line with what I read in reviews for card.
Now, before RMAing by video card with Newegg, I decided to download memtest86+ and run it. Just a hunch. I got an error on the first pass in test 2. However, I continued to run the test and saw no more errors. Ran the test again overnight for hours and could not recreate error. Thinking I may have gotten a false positive, I ran HCI Memtest (this one runs in Windows) and ran it for a few hours. That reported multiple errors as well. Now I am trying to run the test with one DIMM at a time to see if I can isolate which stick it is.
So I guess my questions are:
* What are the chances that I got a bad GPU and bad RAM from Newegg? Anything is possible but I thought that getting two lemons was unlikely, and when I then saw the discrepancies in the motherboard info on MSIs website I started to wonder.
* Could bad DRAM have any effect on GPU - as in displaying artifacts. Or would this strictly be a GPU issue?
* A member at another forum warned against leaving voltage settings in BIOS at Auto. This is what led me to look up the specs at AMDs website. What do you think about this recommendation.
Sorry if I came off a little harsh, I thought I was addressing MSI the company and was a bit miffed by two different versions of a board and with the fact that newegg was improperly stating the specs.
I appreciate any help you can give.

MSI 870-G45 - Hypertransport Sync Flood Error

Oh, dont you just love this error?
Long story short;
New computer, Alls well, start gaming, crashes, "HTSF error".
System Idles and can take less graphically advance games just fine, but lasts 3 seconds in more graphically demanding games. Not the video card. I've Tested it in multiple computers already.
Things I've tried;
lowering the HT-Link frequency to 1800 (x8) and keeping NB-CPU at 2000
Disabled C'n'Q and other power saving utilities
Increased memory voltage
A few people mentioned to disable HPET under power management, but i cant seem to find it =\
Tried updating the BIOS but SureHands Live Update didn't find anything, and I dont know where to DL the archive directly.
I was also told to increase CPU voltage as well, but thought I'd check here first and see what people in the know, know.
Heres the numbers:
CPU-Voltage -- 1.390
CPU_NB-Voltage -- 1.265
DRAM-voltage -- 1.750 (Up from 1.50)
NB-Voltage -- 1.103
SB-Voltage -- 1.196
HT_Link-Voltage -- 1.240
HT-Link frequency -- 1800
NB-CPU frequency -- 2000
Memory Timing 9-9-9-24
And last but not least, My system:
System:
MSI 870-G45 MoBo
AMD Phenom x4 840 3.2Ghz
G.Skill memory DDR3 SDRAM 1333 4Gb x2
500Watt corsair PSU (Was using a 400 watt case PSU before just fine)
Nvidia 9500 GT 1Gb
EDIT:
Could it be the memory? Just noticed that the sticks only supports AMD 790 Chipset while the Mobo is AMD 770 Chipset.

Quote from: Bas on 20-September-11, 14:14:55
Try different brand memory and you know soon enough.
HT errors are hard to find and can be anything from: Memory, CPU, motherboard, videocard to bad powersupply.
Typical they are cause by Memory, videocard or powersupply.
As you are using Gskill, that would be my first to replace with El-Cheapo stick and see what happens.
Even when memtest doesn't error.
I have no spare DDR3 sticks onhand and the stores around here carry the expensive kind only =\
note on the video card though, Noticed mine was missing 2 brass connector pins on the card itself. Looks like they broke off in the old mainboard i had. Pulled my brothers video card and im going to test that in a second.
Also, when I ended the stress test, boy was my system toasty.

(msi z77a-g45 motherboard) A disk read error occurring

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I'm getting the "a disk read error occurred press ctrl+alt+del to restart" error when booting in my new build.
I have recently switched out my 4gb stick of g.skill ripjaws ram for 4x2 gb sticks of 1333mhz ram. I have not done anything besides this and i just started getting this error. I tried each ram stick individually and they boot but i get the error. I tried the 2 and 4 dims and still get the error. I tried re-seating the sata and data cables to my optical drive and hd.
The only thing i can think of is that i was installing a windows update just before i left to go change the ram so if that could be an issue please let me know.
Thanks.

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Works: MSI Z77MA-G45 Motherboard

Just dropping a note to say that the MSI Z77MA-G45 motherboard with UEFI works perfectly under Arch. Initial installation was a little bit painful because I was installing from a USB drive that was not booted in UEFI mode. By following this guide and the installation guide, I managed to install refind, which got me into Arch, then I just repeated the GRUB2 installation steps to complete my install.
Systemd is a little weird and will definitely take some time to get used to, but I really like the new 100% manual installation method, along with the improved Arch bootstrapping and chroot'ing scripts. Very happy to see that this is still the same (but better!) distro that I used 6 years ago.

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MSI N550GTX-Ti Cyclone OC GeForce GTX 550 Ti physical dimensions

Hi
I am trying to see if I can fit this card to my small box, which is Dell Inspiron 570 http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/insp560mt/en/sm/sysboard.htm#wp1181576. Physical dimensions of the board are very tight, so I need more detailed physical dimensions of MSI N550GTX-Ti Cyclone OC GeForce GTX 550 Ti, 210x140x35 mm is not enough, is this information actually exists? Preliminary measurements shows that there is the possibility to fit this card, however the fan shroud (and fan itself) might be overlapping with mobo heatsinks.
Appreciate in advance for any info.

Thanks both of you for replies.
Presale form did not produced any good response, so I did paper 1-dimension model 1:1 scale and actually placed into PCI slot (bottom heatsink is actually rises above PCI slot about 3-4 mm, this made me worried), I liked the result and I already bought and installed this card (I took my PC to the store and tried right after the purchase, so I could return if no fir). As I was expecting card fit nicely, however Dell's craftsmanship getting worse and worse - I had to bent a few security pins at the back holder.
So, yes, this card fits perfect into Inspiron 570, fan shroud riches about half way over lower heatsink, but it has plenty of room in between, SATA ports are available. At idle this card is silent, at load don't know yet.
Thanks.

Can I run a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970?

I posted something similar before but can someone tell me if I have the right cooling, motherboard ect. to run a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 graphics card. I have a HP Pavilion 500-319na and the product number is G9B00EA#ABU. I know I need a better power supply which is why is I'm upgrading to 500w. Btw the reason I'm asking is because I have no idea about unscrewing my computer and checking the motherboard and all of that so any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hi, You might want to search the forum for "500-319na" as there have been numerous posts with that model.

MSI Z97-G45 Gaming can not POST or enter BIOS but has display

Hi
First post here and sadly a technical one. I just bought the following hardware:
- MSI Z97-G45 GAMING MoBo (no idea on BIOS since I cannot enter it at all)
- Intel Core i5 4690K s1150
- 16GB (2x8GB) Patriot Viper 3 Black Mamba 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Dual/Quad Channel Kit [PV316G160C9K]
- Corsair CX750M PSU
and installed the hardware with the following old hardware that I am carrying over:
- 2 X Hitachi 1TB Sata HDD
- 2 X GTX 275 SLI
To begin with, my existing drives were setup as RAID 0 and has a installed Windows 7 64-bit on there already. I unregistered the Product key before taking it all apart with the idea of registering it again once the new hardware was all together.
So basically, when I received all the new parts yesterday and put them all in. Upon powering on, I see the MSI Dragon logo fullscreen with the option to press DEL or F11. I let it continue without pressing any key to see how it goes. After the dergaon logo, all I get is "Missing Operating System" at the top which did not really worry me and I assumed it would be realted to the Raid not setup (right?)
So I rebooted the PC and decided to press DEL to enter BIOS. However, every time I want to enter the BIOS the screen turns black! The display is still functional though from what I can tell (the display does not lose signal).
Following that, I reset the CMOS from behind by pressing the button with a pen tip. Starting the PC again now gives me a display of all my hardware that it detected (correct CPU, Correct amount of ram, correct HDD etc...). It also gives me two options... F1 to Enter setup or F2 to Continue. Pressing F1 displays the text "Entering Setup..." at the bottom but again it fails to enter the BIOS (it freezes on the above screen - does not turn black this time) and choosing F2 to Continue freezes as well.
I have tried to boot up with the following changes:
- No GPU and use on board VGA only
- One stick of ram in multiple slots
- No HDDs connected at all
- I've checked the CPU to make sure no bent pins
- Reconnected the PSU cables into the motherboard
I should also mention that when I test it on the bare minimum (CPU, PSU, 1 stick of ram) I get A9 in the lower corner before the dragon logo appears.
Right now I am out of ideas and any suggestions would be helpful or at least some insight in what problems I described may indicate. Thanks!

Quote from: Bernhard on 08-July-14, 19:43:46
Can you post your board's serial number. This contains the manufacture date. From that one could deduce the BIOS version on that board.
As for the windows installation from your previous system, you would be very lucky if you were able to boot with that. Perhaps force safe mode if and when you are able to boot, and then try installing the new drivers. The problem is that with the old drivers still in the boot menu, you are probably heading down a slippery slope trying to re-use it. A clean installation would be advised.
Whatever is on the HDD now should however not prevent you from getting into the BIOS.
The fact that your CPU is recognised by its make doesn't mean that its supported. The CPU ID is probably read by the BIOS, but the microcode of the CPU may be missing in the BIOS support. I am trying to think of possible reasons here, and these are just some of my current ideas as to why you may not be able to get into the BIOS.
Have you tried your MB outside the case yet, i.e. on a non conductive surface, i.e. wood or cardboard to eliminate any chances of a potential short?
Also, you may want to check your CPU seating again and carefully inspect the CPU socket pins to ensure that none were bent or are not making proper contact
Yep here is the serial number: 601-7821-050B1405415963
Yeah I didn't really expect to have too much luck with the original windows 7 installation but I had no choice since my last computer failed to power on (faulty PSU I suspected).
However, as you also mentioned, I do not think it would prevent me from reaching the BIOS setup.
Hopefully the above serial can make some sense for you but I do recall some sort of date after a CMOS reset at the top... I think it was 21 April or May 2014 or so. This was next to the following: E7821IMS v2.0.
Once I get home, I will try a few things like you suggested but trying to get as much info as I can before I get home so I have a few things to try.
Thanks again!
EDIT - as a side note, I also contacted the Online Retailer I got it from and the first response from them was that the DEBUG "A9" code meant it was the RAM not fully inserted. That is another thing I have to be 100% sure of but I am fairly sure it was fully clicked in on both sides... but you never know!

MSI Z97 G45 Motherboard (CPU / RAM PROBLEM)

Hey guys! I recently built my first PC and need some help! I'll list my setup before elaborating.
Case = NZXT H440 Black/Red
MOBO = MSI Z97 G45
CPU = i7 4790k
RAM = TridentX 2400 (16GB)
PSU = Corsair AX 760 Platinum
GPU = MSI GTX 970
SSD = Samsung Pro 850
Okay so basically after I finished the build and fired it up everything worked GREAT! But, I realized the DRAM was only running at 1333 mhz by default. I did a little research and read that you're suppose to enable XMP Profile 1 on this MSI MOBO in order to achieve the 2400 mhz this memory offers - so that's what I did! However, this caused the CPU to overheat! Apparently XMP overclocks the CPU as well? Bad! I'm on stock cooling. It took me forever to figure out that it was the XMP that was causing the overheating too.
How can I achieve 2400 mhz WITHOUT overclocking the CPU and frying my PC? Why do I have to overclock at all? The ram is sold as 2400 and suppose to be compatible with my motherboard, processor, etc.
Please help!

Quote from: badboy2k on 11-March-15, 18:36:20
Memory speed is down to how your computers CPU's Memory controller handles the higher frequancy and if the CPU sees that the IMC is suddenly loosing a hold it will boost up the Voltage on the IMC (More voltage = More Heat) its a total shot in the dark that any CPU can use above its listed memory speed without needing more voltage to be stable!
your CPU's IMC will be overtaxed by running at 2400 so the voltage is increased to use that as the speed is at 150% what the IMC was rated at (1333/1600Mhz)
for your 4790k
Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)    32 GB
Memory Types    DDR3 1333/1600
Max # of Memory Channels    2
Max Memory Bandwidth    25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported ‡ No
if i was you its always a good idea to get a aftermarket cooler as the intel stock ones are very poor and are just barely enougth so the best thing to do is get a better one (e.g. a Coolermaster Hyper 212) that has a higher cooling capacity for not that much money!
that ram is putting 150% its design load on the IMC so it will be generating more heat then it was meant for so you need better cooling if your running those high OC memory sticks!
So what happens if I turn up the frequency to 2400 mhz without using the XMP profiles? Will the CPU still overclock? I know the memory needs more voltage at higher frequency, but what about CPU? Sorry I'm new to all this it's a lot to take in.

MSI Z77A-G45 Motherboard Overclocking/BIOS help!

Hello everybody
I've been having quite a bit of trouble with my MB/BIOS being unable to push the OC beyond 38/3.8GHZ and the RAM won't go further than 1600MHZ.. Now i was able to do this before (Had a stable 4.4GHZ with 2133MHZ RAM speed.. i'm not quite sure what's stopped me from being able to OC more than these stated values, however in ClickBIOS i can OC higher than i can in the BIOS menu on startup itself but the settings don't apply correctly
I have a I5-3570k CPU, MSI Z77A-G45 MB, Crucial Ballistix Elite 2x4GB 1600MHZ, MSI 560ti GTX
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New Motherboard: MSI z77ma-g45
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Does not display graphics.
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Whats making the N210-512D2 Card incompatable with z77ma-g45 motherboard?

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Hey,
I recently bought the MSI Z77A-G45 and installed everything, works perfect, for about 3 weeks, then my USB's stoped working. i send it in for repair, they send me a new one with the note the old one was burned.
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Greetings, Sam

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that is not normal and never heard about the USB 3.0 burning with leads me to first think BAD PSU what is it?

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